In heatwave conditions, Tasmania’s tall eucalypt forests no longer absorb carbon

Feb 18, 2022 08:08 am UTC| Nature

Southern Tasmanias tall eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into wood. For many years, we have believed these forests had a reasonable buffer of...

More S. Korean firms collecting their used product containers for recycling

Feb 17, 2022 23:15 pm UTC| Economy Nature Business

More South Korean companies in South Korea, such as CJ Cheiljedang Corp., Shinsegae International Inc., and Jeju Samdasoo are collecting empty containers from their customers to boost the recycling rate. Last month, CJ...

Kia, Hyundai, Hankook team up with fashion groups to promote eco-friendliness, brand awareness

Feb 17, 2022 22:40 pm UTC| Economy Nature Business

South Korean carmakers and tire makers have been actively collaborating with fashion companies to promote eco-friendly ventures. Last month, Kia Corp., South Koreas second-largest automaker, partnered with outdoor brand...

Coca-Cola pledges 25% reusable packaging amid criticism for plastic pollution

Feb 14, 2022 03:03 am UTC| Economy Nature Business

The Coca-Cola Company is aiming to make 25 percent of its packaging globally to be reusable by 2030 after environmental groups have called it out for worldwide plastic pollution. Consumer, investor, and environmental...

Bacardí rum eyes 50% greenhouse gas emission reduction

Feb 10, 2022 23:46 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature

Bacardi will use a Combined Heat Power (CHP) system in its distillery in Puerto Rico to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its rum brand by 50 percent from next year. The CHP system will replace heavy fuel...

Climate Change Series

Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming

Feb 08, 2022 03:43 am UTC| Nature

A group of 60 scientists called for a moratorium on solar geoengineering last month, including technologies such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). This involves a fleet of aeroplanes releasing aerosol particles ...

We've decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine's resurrection a step closer

Feb 08, 2022 03:34 am UTC| Nature

It used to be the stuff of science fiction: bringing a long-dead species back from extinction by painstakingly piecing together its full DNA sequence, or genome. Its not quite as straightforward as Jurassic Park would...